Building block and wall



Dec. 8, 1925- 1.564.568

. B. F. HAYDEN BUILDING BLOCK AND WALL Filed Sept. 15. 1922 2Sheets-Sheet 1 fliaydewwwnhz Dec. 8, 1925- B. F. HAYDEN BUILDING BLOCKAND WALL Filed Sent. 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 firm-m,

Patented Dec. 8, 1925.

UNITED .STATES BENJAMIN PATENT. o ncE.

AND MACHINERY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MISSOURI.

BUILDING BLOCK AND WALL.

- Application filed September 13,1922. Serial No. 588,028.

To all whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN- F. HAY- DEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Springfield, in thecounty of Greene and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and useful Building Block and Wall, ofwhich the following is a specification.

- The device forming the subject matter of this application is a wallmade of bricks or blocks, and the invention aims to provide a structureof the sort above mentioned wherein ordinary rectangular blocks,H-shaped blocksand U'shaped blocks are so combined as to reduce thequantity of material, thereby decreasing the expense of production,

shipment and handling, the wall being so constructed that it will standwith a minimum amount of mortar both the inner and outer surfaces of thewall being smooth, the 'wall being so constituted that the constituentblocks thereof may be laid up readily bya brick layer or mason.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in theprecise embodiment of the invention showncan be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figures 1, 2 and 3, are perspective viewsshowing the various bricks which may be .used in the construction ofthewall; Figure 4 is a perspective showing a portion of a wallwherelnbricks or blocks of all three forms are uSed; Figure 5 is alongitudinal section of the wall delineated in Figure 4; Figure 6 is aperspective showin a wall made outof the blocks depicted in igures 1 and2; Figure 7 is a longitudinal section of the wall shown in Figure 6.

Referring to Figure 1, there is provided a briek or block 1 of commonrectangular and oblong form. As disclosed in Figure 2, recoursesometimes is had to a U-shaped block 2 comprising a transverse portion 3and side arms 4. The device embodies an H-shaped building block 5comprising parallel side arms 6 and a single connecting portion 7joining the side arms 6 intermediate their ends, and located at rightangles to the side arms 6, the side arms 6 and the connecting portion?being of rectangular cross section, the height of the block, measuredbetween the H-shaped surfaces 20 of the block,

being approximately equal to thewidth 21 of either of the side arms 6,thereby to promote stability when the block is laid in a wall with theH-shaped surfaces 20 of the block horizontally disposed. The length 22of the arms 6 is approximately equal to four times the width 23 of theconnecting portion 7 and the distance 24 between the arms 6 being lessthan twice the width 21 of the arms.

The Wall as disclosed in Figure 4 is made up of H-shaped blocks 5 andU-shaped blocks 2 laid in alternating courses, the blocks 1 beingdisposed at right angles to each other, at a corner of the wall, theblocks 1 co-operating with the courses to dispose the H- shaped andU-sl1aped blocks of adjoining courses in break joint order and to alinethe transverse parts 3 of the U-shaped blocks and the transverse parts 7of the H-shaped blocks vertically. I v

In 'Figure 6, the wall is made up of H- shaped blocks 5 laid inalternating courses, and oblon blocks 1 disposed at right angles to each0t er, at a corner of the wall, the oblong blocks cooperating with thecourses to dispose the H-shaped blocks of adjoining courses in breakjoint order and to dispose the transverse portions 7 of the blocks of suerposed courses in alternating order.

at is claimed is A wall made up of H-shaped blocks and U-shaped blockslaid in alternating courses,

and oblong blocks disposed at right angles to each other at a corner ofthe wall, the oblong blocks cooperating with the courses to dispose theH-shaped and U-shaped blocks of adjoining courses in break-joint orderand to aline the transverse parts of the U- shap'ed'and H-shaped blocksvertically.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my. own, I have heretoaffixed my signature.

BEN AMIN F. HAYDEN.

